K.A.S. Eupen

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KAS Eupen
K.A.S Eupen Club Crest
Full nameKönigliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen
Nickname(s)Pandas
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
GroundKehrwegstadion,
Eupen
Capacity8,363
OwnerASPIRE Zone Foundation
ChairmanDieter Steffens
ManagerBeñat San José
LeagueBelgian First Division A
2019–20Belgian First Division A, 13th
WebsiteClub website

Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen (often simply known as Eupen) is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the province of Liège. They currently compete in the Belgian First Division A, and play their home matches at the Kehrwegstadion.

History

K.A.S. Eupen were formed in 1945 from the merger of Jugend Eupen and FC Eupen 1920.[1]

They first reached the Belgian Pro League in the 2010–11 season

In June 2012, the club was purchased by the government of Qatar and its Aspire Zone Foundation, who also own Paris Saint-Germain. Aspire Academy announced their intent use the club as a launching pad into European football for its academy graduates from Africa, South America and Asia.[2]

Eupen finished second in the 2015–16 Second Division, gaining promotion to the top flight of Belgian football for the second time in their history, staying up at the end of the season for the first time.[1]

Current squad

As of 3 August, 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belgium BEL Ortwin De Wolf
3 DF Netherlands NED Menno Koch
5 DF Spain ESP Jordi Amat
6 DF France FRA Benoît Poulain
7 FW Belgium BEL Julien Ngoy
8 MF Belgium BEL Stef Peeters
10 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Knowledge Musona
11 FW Senegal SEN Amara Baby
13 MF Mali MLI Sibiry Keita
17 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Carlos Embaló
18 MF Belgium BEL Nils Schouterden
19 FW Portugal POR Leonardo Rocha
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Belgium BEL Senna Miangue (on loan from Cagliari)
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Silas Gnaka
25 DF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Sowah Adjei
26 MF Belgium BEL Jens Cools
28 DF Belgium BEL Jonathan Heris
30 GK Belgium BEL Romain Matthys
31 GK Belgium BEL Théo Defourny
32 DF Germany GER Andreas Beck
33 GK Ghana GHA Abdul Nurudeen
34 FW Ivory Coast CIV Konan N'Dri
FW Ivory Coast CIV Mamadou Koné

References

  1. ^ a b "Club history". as-eupen.be. K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ Borden, Sam; Eder, Steve; Williams, Jack; Harress, Christopher (15 July 2014). "Qatari Soccer Empire Buys a Foothold in Europe". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen.

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